Facts @ A Glance
COMPANY
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
STOCK TICKER SYMBOL
NASDAQ: CHKP
FOUNDED
1993
MISSION
Making Internet communications and critical data secure, reliable and available everywhere has been and continues to be our on-going vision. We are committed to staying focused on real customer needs, to developing new and innovative security solutions and to keep redefining the security landscape.
U.S. HEADQUARTERS
Redwood City, California
INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Tel Aviv, Israel
EMPLOYEES
Approximately 1800
MARKET LEADERSHIP
- Enterprise Firewall market leader in Gartner's "Firewall Magic Quadrant" (Gartner, 1999-2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- #1, Worldwide VPN/Firewall software revenue market share: 99% (Infonetics, 2007)
- #1, Worldwide IPSec VPN/Firewall Market Share: 31% (Frost & Sullivan, 2006)
- Data Security leader in Gartner's "Mobile Data Protection Magic Quadrant" (Gartner 2001-2007)
- Personal Firewalls market leader in Gartner's "Personal Firewalls Magic Quadrant" (Gartner, 2005, 2006)
- IPSec VPN market leader in Gartner's "IPSec Magic Quadrant" (Gartner, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)
OUR CUSTOMERS
- 100% of Fortune 100 companies use Check Point security solutions
- 98% of Fortune 500 companies use Check Point security solutions
- 100% of Global 100 companies use Check Point security solutions
- 98% of Global 500 companies use Check Point security solutions
DISTRIBUTION
Check Point products are distributed worldwide via:
- Distributors, OEMs, Resellers, OPSEC Partners, MSPs
- Over 2,200 channel partners
- Over 85 telcos/ISPs worldwide
- More than 350 OPSEC Partners
- Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of over 2,200 certified partners in 88 countries
Check Point headquarters are located internationally in Tel Aviv, Israel, and in the United States in Redwood City, California. The Company has offices in the U.S. in Alabama, Arizona, Northern and Southern California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
The Company also has international subsidiaries located in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Japan, Hong Kong, P.R. China, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico and Canada.
2007
- Five-Star Rating - Check Point Channel Partner Program — VARBusiness
- 2007 Channel Champion - Check Point Software — CRN Magazine
- 2007 Channel Chiefs – Amnon Bar-Lev – CRN Magazine
- 2007 CRN Industry Hall of Fame – Gil Shwed – CRN Magazine
- Readers’ Choice Awards – Information Security
- Unified Threat Management Gold Award – VPN-1 UTM
- Wireless Silver Award – VPN-1 Edge Wireless
- Network Firewall Silver Award – FireWall-1
- Remote Access Control Bronze Award – VPN-1
- SIMS Bronze Award – Eventia
- Product Leadership Award - SearchNetworking.com
- Endpoint Security Silver Award - Integrity
- ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite 7.0 Won CNET’s Editors' Choice Award
- 100 Best Products of 2007 Award – ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite 7.0 – PC World
2006
- VPN-1 Pro Won Best Firewall/VPN Category — ComputerWorld Hong Kong
- Check Point Won First Place for Independent Vendor for the Best Firewall (Software-Based) — Redmond Magazine
- Integrity SecureClient Won Best VPN IPSEC and was the Overall Winner for Remote Access — SC Magazine UK
- Top 100 Channel Executives — Kevin Maloney - VARBusiness Magazine
- Five-Star Rating - Check Point Channel Partner Program — VARBusiness
- 2006 Channel Champion - Check Point Software — CRN Magazine
- 2006 finalist in 3 categories — SC Magazine UK
- Best Enterpise Firewall - VPN-1/FireWall-1 NGX
- Best Remote Access VPN (IPSec) - Integrity SecureClient
- Best SME Security Solution - Check Point Express CI
- 2006 Channel Chiefs, 50 Local Leaders - Kevin Maloney — CRN Magazine
- Best Enterpise Firewall - VPN-1/FireWall-1 NGX, Best Remote Access VPN (IPSec) - Integrity SecureClient — SC Magazine U.S.
- Product of the Year Award - Check Point VPN-1 Pro (for VoIP capabilities) — Internet Telephony
- MIS Best Choice Award — Institute for Information Industry
- Best Firewall - Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 NGX
- Best Broadband Internet Management Device - VPN-1 Edge
- 2006 Products of the Year – Information Security and SearchSecurity.com's
- Network Firewall Bronze Award – FireWall-1
- Remote Access Silver Award – VPN-1
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.0 Receives PC Magazine’s Editors' Choice Award – PC World
- ZoneAlarm Among PC World’s 101 Fantastic Freebies – PC World
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 Won CNET’s Editors' Choice Award - CNET
- ZoneAlarm Pro 6.5 Received CNET’s Editors' Choice Award – CNET
- ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 6.5 Earned CNET’s Editors' Choice Award – CNET
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 Won PC Magazine’s Editors' Choice Award – PC World
- ZoneAlarm Selected As Free Fun Files’s Editor's Pick – Free Fun Files
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 Received Top 100 Products of 2006 Award – Computer Shopper Magazine
- Best Gifts in 50+ Categories – ZoneAlarm Antivirus – Consumer Reports
2005
- Editor's Choice Award - VPN-1 Pro on the i-Security SP-2005/2010 platform China Information World
- Global 75 Winner in the Annual Strategic 100 Program - Check Point Software MIS Asia Magazine
- Best Firewall - Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Relatorio Bancario
- 2005 Reader's Choice Awards - Best Firewall - Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Computerworld Malaysia
- 2006 Finalist in Ten Categories SC Magazine U.S.
- Best Security Company in the U.S. - Check Point Software
- Best Enterprise Security Solution - VPN-1 Pro NGX
- Best Desktop Firewall - Integrity SecureClient
- Best Enterpise Firewall - VPN-1/FireWall-1 NGX
- Best Remote Access VPN (IPSec) - Integrity SecureClient
- Best Endpoint Security Solution - Integrity
- Best Security Solution for Healthcare - VPN-1 Pro NGX
- Best Security Solution for Government - VPN-1 Pro NGX
- Best Security Solution for Financial Services - VPN-1 Pro NGX
- Best SME Security Solution - Check Point Express CI
- Security Vendor Partner of the Year - Check Point Software Computer Reseller News UK
- 2005 Reader's Choice Awards - Best Firewall
- Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Computerworld Singapore - Annual Software 500 Software Magazine
- 2005 Readers' Choice Awards - Best Server/Standalone Firewall - Check Point VPN-1 Pro and Best Desktop Firewall - ZoneAlarm Pro Windows IT Pro
- 2005 Annual Report Card Winner - Partnership Award in Security Management Software Category VARBusiness
- Best Firewall/VPN - VPN-1 Pro Computerworld Hong Kong
- Editor's Choice Award - Safe@Office 400W InformationWeek
- Winner - Best Enterprise Security Solution Europe - Integrity, Best SOHO Security Solution Europe - ZoneAlarm Security Suite SC Magazine UK
- Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation Finalist - eWeek Excellence Awards - Integrity 5.0 eWeek Magazine
- Midmarket 'Products of the Year' - Check Point Express CI VarBusiness Magazine
- Finalist - Best Small Business Security Solution Europe - Safe@Office, Best Enterprise Security Solution Europe - Integrity, Best SOHO Security Solution Europe - ZoneAlarm Security Suite SC Magazine UK
- North America's "Top 75 Executives" - Kevin Maloney VARBusiness Magazine
- Recommended Product - Connectra - IT-Business News
- 2005 Channel Chiefs, 50 Local Leaders - Kevin Maloney CRN Magazine
- Five-Star Rating - Check Point Valued Partner Program VARBusiness Magazine
- Winner, VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation with Application Intelligence - Best Firewall, Winner, VPN-1 Pro - Next Generation with Application Intelligence - Best Enterprise Security Solution, and Winner, ZoneAlarm Security Suite - Best SOHO Security Solution — SC Magazine
- Winner, Excellent Security Award - Safe@Office 410 — ProtectStar
- MIS Best Choice Award for Best Firewall - Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation with Application Intelligence — Institute for Information Industry
- Finalist, Best New Security Solution in Principal Awards Competition - Interspect Finalist, Best Enterprise Security Solution in the US Excellence Awards Competition - Check Point VPN-1 Pro Finalist, Best Firewall Solution in Reader Trust Awards Competition - Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 & Finalist, Best VPN Solution Reader Trust Awards Competition - Check Point VPN-1 Pro — SC Magazine
2004
- Silver Award for Best Network Firewall - Check Point FireWall-1 GX, Silver Award for Best Virtual Private Network - Check Point VPN-1 Pro Information Security
- Top 50 Technology Innovators - Gil Shwed - VARBusiness Magazine
- Reader's Choice Awards in Singapore - Star Performer for Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence and Integrity & Gold Performer Award for Connectra Asia Computer Weekly
- Security Vendor Partner of the Year Computer Reseller News UK
- ProtectStar Award 2004 - Safe@Office
- Annual Software 500 Software Magazine
- Readers' Choice Awards - Best Firewall - Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence, Best Remote Access VPN - Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient, and Best Spyware Blocker - Check Point ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5 Windows IT Pro Magazine
- Best Excellence Award - Telecom Industry CWeek Magazine
- ProtectStar Award 2004 - VPN-1 Edge
- Best Historical Security Company 2004 SIC Magazine (Spain)
- Reader's Choice Security Product of the Year - Integrity Datamation
- Hot Pick - Check Point InterSpect Information
Security Magazine - Well-Connected Award Finalist in IPSec VPN Solution Category - Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence and VPN-1 Edge Network Computing
- Finalist in Best Firewall Category - Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence SC Magazine
- Silver Award in Enterprise Firewall Systems Category - Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence SearchNetworking.com
2003
- Annual Software 500 Software Magazine
- Star Performer Award Winner in Server Software Firewall Category-Check Point FireWall-1 Asia Computer Weekly
- Gold Award Winner-Check Point VPN-1 Pro Asia Computer Weekly
- Reader's Choice Award - Best Firewall and VPN-Check Point VPN-1 Pro Computerworld Malaysia
- Reader's Choice Award - Best Firewall and VPN-Check Point VPN-1 Pro Computerworld Singapore
- Forbes Best of the Web Award-Innovative Web Site and Technology Forbes
- One of the 100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies Business 2.0
- One of Israel's Ten Greatest Success Stories in the Last Five Years Globes Magazine
- Best Remote Computing Product-Check Point VPN-1 and Best Security Product-Check Point FireWall-1 Windows & .NET Magazine
- Best of Show in Enterprise Systems Defense Category-Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence eWeek and PC Magazine at CeBIT America
- Well-Connected Finalist-Check Point FireWall-1 Network Computing
- Best Internet Security Finalist-Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 SC Magazine
- Best Firewall-Check Point FireWall-1 Information Security
2002
- "Best-of-Breed" Firewall-Check Point FireWall-1 W2KNews
- Business 2.0 100-One of the 100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies Business 2.0
- Annual Software 500 Software Magazine
- Hot Pick-Check Point SmartDefense Information Security
- 5-Star Award-Check Point FireWall-1 SCMagazine
2001
- Best Enterprise Security-VPN-1 Computerworld
- Best Internet Security-FireWall-1 Computerworld
- Best Firewall-FireWall-1 SC Magazine
- Editors' Choice Award 2001-VPN-1 SecureClient Next Generation Communications News
- Red Herring 100 for 2001 Red Herring
- Product of the Year-VPN-1 Network Magazine
- Best Internet Infrastructure Company Global Finance
- "Referenz" Editor's Choice Award-OPSEC Alliance Network Computing
2000
- Editor's Choice-OPSEC Alliance Network Computing
- Top 10 "Most Important Products of the Decade"-FireWall-1 Network Computing
- VPN-1 Gateway and VPN-1 Appliance Recommended Award Secure Computing
- Product of the Year-VPN-1 Gateway Network Computing, Asian Edition
- Best Partnering Alliance Software Industry Award Software Business Magazine
- Best Firewall-FireWall-1 Secure Computing Magazine
- Corporate Choice-FireWall-1 CM Corporate Magazine, The Netherlands
- "Remote Access Product of the Year" for VPN-1 Appliance Networks Telecom
- Well Connected Award-VPN-1 Gateway Network Computing
- eAnnual Awards 2000 Best Firewall Secure Computing
- Annual Awards 2000 Best Security Hardware Secure Computing
- Editor's Choice-VPN-1 Gateway Network Computing
- RSA Award in Industry RSA Security
1999
- Internet Telephony Product of the Year Internet Telephony
- Market Engineering Product Focus Award Frost & Sullivan
- Reader's Choice Network World
- Best of the Tests Network World
- Blue Ribbon Award Network World
- EDITOR'S CHOICE PC MAGAZINE
- Well Connected Network Computing
- Best VPN Product Network Computing (Germany)
- Best Usability of Firewall Products Network Computing (Germany)
- Recommended IP Address Management Solution 01 Reseau
- Gold Winner Channels Asia Vendor Awards
- Editors Choice PC Magazine (UK)
- Annual Award ComputerWorld (Asia)
- Reader's Choice Platinum Winner PC Week (Asia)
- Market Engineering Product Focus Award Frost & Sullivan
- Product of the Year Internet Telephony
1998
- Reviewer's Choice Government Computer News
- Editor's Choice Computer Reseller News
- Tester's Choice Data Communications
- Editor's Choice/Well Connected Network Computing
- Blue Ribbon Award Network World
- Product of the Year Network Magazine
- Firewall Product Report Winner VARBusiness